Wheelbarrow



(No Model.) G. M. SHUMAKER.

WHEELBARROW. No. 258,323. I Patented Ma.y28, 1882.

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WITNESSES: Wild. a %TORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. SHUMAKER, OF PIERGETON, INDIANA.

WHEELBARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,323, dated May 23,1882,

Application filed March 29, 18 82. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, GEORGE M. SHUMAKER, of Pierceton, in the county ofKosciusko and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovemen tsin Wheelbarrows and Trucks; and I do hereby declare thatthe following .is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius tomake and use thesam e,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable,inexpensive, and efficient wheelbarrow or truck.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2, a longitudinalsectional view; Fig. 3, a side view, and Fig. 4 an end view.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A A designate the longitudinal sidebeams, connected by cross-pieces B B, and having journaled between theirforward'ends the wheel O in the usual manner. I) is the usual platformor bottom, and E the end wall.

F F are two downwardly-curved supports and braces, which are bolted, oneon each side, to the side beams, A A, their rear ends being secured at apoint near the rear or handle end, G, of the beams A A, and theirforward ends at or near the wall E. The central or lowermost portions,H, of the curved braces F F rest upon the ground, and thus support thebody of the wheelbarrow.

I is a semicircular forwardly-inclined transverse brace and support,formed of a single piece, having its ends J J secured to the curvedbraces F F at a point in rear of where they rest on the ground, as shownat K, and continued downwardly till they reach the ground, thus formingan auxiliary support. The central portion, L, of transverse semicircularor arched brace I is secured to one of the cross-bars B B on the underside of platform D, at or near the center thereof, thus supporting thebody of the wheelbarrow at its weak- 5 est point.

'If desired, the longitudinal curved braces and supports F F may becontinued upwardly at their forward ends to form the end pieces of wallE.

The advantages and functions of my invention will be readily understood.By this construction I am enabled to produce a wheelbarrow ofgreatstrength and durability, combined with lightness in weight, at acomparatively small cost. i The weight of the load is more equallydistributed to the supporting parts and the wheel relieved from strain.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. In a wheelbarrow or truck, the combination, with thedownwardly-curved longitudinal braces and supports F F, the lowermostportions of which rest on the ground, of the semicirculareurvedtransverse brace and support I, formed of a single piece, and having itslower ends secured to the supports F F ata point in rear of where thelatter touch the ground, and continued downwardly to form auxiliarysupports or legs K K, touching the ground, as set forth.

2. In a wheelbarrow or truck, the combinatiou, with the braces orsupports F F, of the semicircular curved forwardly-inclined trans versebrace and support I, formed of a single piece, and having its centralportion, L, secured to the body of the wheelbarrow or truck on its underside, and at or near the center thereof, and its lower ends to thebraces F F, from whence they are continued downwardly to form legs orsupports K K, resting on the ground, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: GEORGE M. SHUMAKER.

WM. I. GRAHAM, THos. M. BOWMAN.

